Mailing and display carton



vSept. 4, 1928.

W. L. HARDY MAILING AND DISPLAY CARTON Filed April 16, 1927 age.

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Made Z IZarajc ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

4 V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WADE L. HARDY, or SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 'ro L. I. HARnYco, orSOUTH BEND, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

MAILING AND DISPLAY CARTON. I

Application filed April 16, 1927. Serial Nov 184,308.

The invention relates to mailing and dis play cartons particularlyadapted for ma1ling postcards and has for its ob ect to provide a deviceof this character, one side of which is provided with an easel flap andbrace for said flap, which, after the cards reach their destination, maybe folded outwardly from the plane of the side for forming an easel forthe carton whereby its contents can be displayed.

A further object is to provide the upper side of the carton with a flap,which flap is sufficiently long to form a closure for the top of thecarton, the cutaway forward side of the carton, the under side of thecarton and overlying the rear side of the carton and forming means forpreventing the easel flap and brace from moving outwardly andmaintaining the same in the plane of the rear side of the carton. Alsoto provide the flap with ears adapted to be received in slits in therear side of the carton for anchoring the free end of the flap.

A further object is to form the carton, its easel and easel brace from asingle piece of material.

A further object is to provide the upper side of the front side of thecarton with a cutaway portion thereby allowing goods to be easily seenwhen the carton is used for dis play purposes and supported by theeasel.

WVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which thecarton is formed.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the carton.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the carton showing the front sidethereof.

Figure l is a perspective view of the carton showing the flap removedand the easel ex tended for supporting the carton.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the rear wall of thecarton and 2 the front wall. It will be noted by referring to Figure 1,the front wall 2 is formed at a right angle to the body of the blank,and when the wall 2 is folded to spaced registering relation to the rearwall 1 with folds on the dotted lines 3, 4- and 5, and the portion 6adhesively connected to the extension 7, after the extension is foldedto a right angular position on the dotted line 8, that a rectangularshaped body is 7 body for forming a bottom for the carton as a whole.

The rear wall 1 is provided with an angularly shaped slit 12 for formingthe easel leg, and the ends of said slit terminate in substantially thesame vertical plane whereby when the easel leg 13 is forced outwardlyfrom the plane of the back 1, and bent on the dotted line 14, it will bein a position to support the carton in an upright position, however itis preferably supported in a slightly inclined position, and toaccomplish this result the bottom 15 of the easel leg 13 inclinesupwardly. The rear side of the carton is provided with an inverted U-shaped slit 16 which forms an easel leg brace 17, and which brace ispreferably provided with a recess 18 in its free end whereby after theeasel leg 13 is bent outwardly to a right angular position and the brace17 is bent outwardly to a right angular position on the horizontal line19, said recess 18 will receive the edge 20 within the easel leg 13, andwill hold said leg 13 in extended position. It will be noted that thebrace member 17 extends on both sides of the fold 14 and preferablysubstantially the same distance, consequently the notch 18 will be inproper position for holding the easel leg 13 at a right angle to theback 1. WVhile not in use i and in transit the brace 17 as well as theeasel leg are in the positions shown in Fig ures 1 and 2 and within theplane of the back 1 of the carton. However when extended for displaypurposes they are in the positions shown in Figure 4. The upper side ofthe back 1 is provided with an elongated extension having sections 21forming a top for the carton after being bent on the dotted lines 22, asection 23 which forms a front for the carton and a closure for thecutaway portion 24 of the front side 2. Extension 23 is provided withion and the easel leg 13, thereby maintaining said easel leg and bracein the plane of the back 1. Opposite ends of the flap 27 are [providedwith extensions 28 which extensions are received in the angularlysha-pedv slits 29 in the rear side 1 of the carton for anchoring the flap 27inposition. It

will be noted thatthe extension portion 2-3 is used for addresspurposesas clearly shown in Figure 3. a

Assuming that postcards are mailed 111 the carton, the port1on'23 isaddressed, and

when the carton arrives atits destination,

the flap 27 isreleased and the extension as a whole removed from thecarton. on a line 22, then the easel leg 13 is forced outwardly as wellas the brace 17 with the brace in holding relation to the easel leg 13,and then the carton is used for displaying the postcards therein, orother goods which may be easily observed through the cutawayportion 24in the front side 2. i a

From the above it will be seen that a C0111- bined carton and easeltherefor is provided which may be bent to form. I-tlwillalso be seenthat the easel members 17 and 13 when not in use will be maintained inthe plane of the rear wall'of'the carton, and will form a portion ofsaid rear wall.

The invention having been set is claimed as new and useful is 1.: Thecombination with a carton, one wall of said carton havingformed'integral therewith an easel leg, a brace member for said leg"formed integral with said wall, said brace member and leg beingnormally in the plane of the wall, of a flap carried by the carton andoverlying the wall, the leg and the brace member and forming means formaintaining said leg and brace member inthe plane of the wal t i 2. Thecombination with a carton side wall having an easel leg and brace membertherefor formed integral with said wall and in the plane of the wall, ofa flap carried by forth what 1 formed from a single blank said carton,said flap formingatop for the r cartoma closure for theifront of thecarton, a bottomior the carton and terminating in overlying relation tothe leg and brace, and means for holding the end of said flap'to the legand brace carrying wall. In testimony whereofI afiix my signature.

, i W ADE L. HARDY.

